Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 308-300-160 Total fee payable -- Handling of fees.

NOTICE

THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Walt Fahrer, Department of Licensing, P.O. Box 9020, Olympia,
WA 98507-9020
, AND RECEIVED BY February 23, 2010.

Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: To add credit and
debit card as payment options when submitting a master
business application on-line or in person. To align rule with
current business practices.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: This is part of an
agency-wide customer service initiative.

WAC 308-300-160
Total fee payable -- Handling of fees.
(1) The ((total)) fee payable ((shall)) will be the total
amount of all individual license fees, late filing fees, other
penalty fees, ((and the industrial insurance premium deposit
on original application, if applicable. Payment shall be by
check or money order, payable to the department of licensing
at the time of application)) and handling fees, and may
include additional fees charged to cover credit or debit card
processing.

(2) ((The total fee payments in subsection (1) will be
deposited within one working day of receipt by the department
into an undistributed receipts account. The amount of the
total fee payment attributable to the assigned initial risk
classification and resulting industrial insurance premium
deposit will be transferred to the account of the department
of labor and industries. An itemization of the amounts
received from each applicant and pertinent application
information will be transmitted to the department of labor and
industries.

(3))) The department will distribute the fees received
for individual licenses issued or renewed ((at least once a
month)) to the appropriate agencies on an established
schedule. ((Liquor license fees and fees received for other
licenses for which the appropriate agency has withheld
notification of approval or denial will be held in the
undistributed receipts account of the department until those
licenses are issued or denied.

(4))) (3) The master license will not be issued until the
full amount of the total fee payable is collected. When the
fee payment received is less than the total fee payable, the
department will bill the applicant for the balance.

(((5))) (4) When an individual license is denied or when
an applicant withdraws an application, a refund ((shall)) of
any refundable portion of the total payment will be made ((if
authorized by the appropriate agency)) as appropriate.